I know we're not supposed to judge books by their cover, or title for that matter, but we all do. It's the first impression we get. I'm glad I didn't listen to my first impression though. I found this book to be engaging, fun, and well written. One of the things I liked most about this book is that while there are serious situations, and while people do get hurt, the author didn't feel the need to turn the characters into violent teenage action heroes. He could easily have made this book much more violent, we've all seen the trend, but he didn't feel the need to. I love that this book while it puts ordinary teenagers into an extraordinary situation, still keeps the characters as themselves, in a way that many teenagers would act. Congrats to you, Carl Hiaasen.

I went into Hiaasen with pretty low expectations so that might be why I liked it so much. It won't be on my list of re-read comfort books but It was a good book and I bet my son will love it in several years.

You are correct, winning books ROCKS! I highly recommend The Husband's Secret. So good I hated for it to end. The Secrets of Lily Graves is pretty good, too. Just got Maze Runner today and can't wait to cuddle up with it.

Awesome. I love it when a book takes you by surprise. (Because it's good.) I'm 3 books behind on reviews, because I've been so stinkin busy. (Which means I need to review Forever Fredless, Tempest, & Seige and Storm.) Even when I'm not "reading," it seems like I'm polishing off two books a week. There are just so many wonderful reads out there!